#AadhaarMakesItEasy

Success Story based Aadhaar Contest

Terms & Conditions
1. Eligibility:
a. The Contest is open to the residents of India only.
b. Non-Aadhaar holders are not eligible to participate.

2. Duration:
a. The validity of this campaign begins at 00:00 on July 10, 2017 and ends
at 23:59 on August 9, 2017 (i.e. 30 days).

3. Participation Criterion:

a. How to participate?
i. Entries must be submitted online via modes described in Sl. No
(ii). No physical copy will be accepted at any of the UIDAI
offices.
ii. Stories can only be uploaded as:
1. a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) OR
2. in PDF format (.pdf) OR
3. Link to a published blog article (publishing date should be
after contest start date and before contest end-date)
And sent to us as:
1. a private message on Facebook/Twitter OR
2. email to media.division@uidai.net.in.
iii. Submissions in the form of Google Docs (.gdoc), Pages documents
(.pages) or other word processor formats are not acceptable.
Note: If we are unable to find or open your essay file ( owing to
either an incorrect format or upload error), your entry may be
declared invalid.
iv. For submissions, one needs to write a detailed article on Aadhaar
and the way it is changing lives of people with suitable examples,
facts and figures and send the link to us via a private message on
Facebook/Twitter or email to media.division@uidai.net.in with
your name titled as author of the same article. The said article
should be an original article and should have been published
 during the period of the said contest i.e. between July 10, 2017 to
August 09, 2017 only.
v. Word limit for the article is between 200 to 500 words.
vi. All the contestants must positively send in their entries for this
contest along with the following details:
1. Aadhaar Number (participants)
2. Name as on Aadhaar
3. Contact address
4. A confirmation (ONLY Yes/No. Bank details not required)
that their Aadhaar is linked to a bank account.
In case the participants Aadhaar is not linked to a bank
account, please refer to Point No. i in General Terms &
Conditions mentioned below.

b. Dos :-
1. Only one entry per person will be accepted. Only individual
entries will be accepted. Team entries will not be accepted.
2. Submitted story must be based on true story of either the
contestant or his/her acquaintance.
3. Word limit for submitted story or blog article should be 200 to
500 words. It should describe how Aadhaar changed their lives
and impact of Aadhaar as an identity platform in the story
which may include real-life examples. The participant may use
photographs/ illustrations to support the story. (These should
be original work ONLY. Any liability arising about Copyright of
the images used shall be with the author/ publisher ONLY).
4. Story can either be in Hindi or English only.

c. Donts :-

Any entry or submission shared as a public Tweet/ Post or Comment on

UIDAIs official social media pages will be deemed invalid. Only
 submission made by private message will be considered for
evaluation, provided it meets conditions described in this document.
Use of Plagiarism will not be appreciated and such entry will be
deemed invalid.
Please do not mention or show your/anyones Aadhaar number or
direct contact information in the submitted article. Such entries will
be deemed invalid.
Sharing of details such as Name, Contact number, Aadhaar number and
a confirmation in Yes/No that your Aadhaar is linked to your bank
account at the time of submission is mandatory; without which the
entry will be deemed invalid.
In case the participants Aadhaar is not linked to a bank account,
please refer to Point No. i in General Terms & Conditions mentioned
below.

d. RESTRICTIONS:

Your entry shall not contain any content that:

1. is derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious or unnecessarily

violent, profane, or pornographic.
2. promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use
of any of the foregoing); promotes any activity that may appear unsafe
or dangerous.
3. is obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group.
4. appears to duplicate any other submitted Entries.
5. defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other
people, companies, or organizations.
6. contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, voices, or other
indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities
and/or other public or private figures, living or dead, without
permission.
Evaluation:
(i) After the last date, all eligible entries, received during the Contest Period, will
be evaluated by the evaluation committee.
(ii) The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:
(a) Message(s) being communicated
(b) Uniqueness of work & use of language
(c) Correctness of information

(iii) The Finalists will be contacted through email/ message by Sept 15, 2017. If you
have not been contacted by this date, you may assume that your work has not
been short-listed.

Winners Selection:
a. UIDAIs discretion is final and no correspondence in this regard will be
entertained.
b. Results will be posted on UIDAIs official Social Media Platforms.
c. All winners will be notified by email or by private message on relevant
social media platform.
d. Contest participation by default would mean that the participant gives
consent to the use of their information submitted, for advertising
purposes in any and all media, including online media, without
additional compensation.

Prizes:
a. Top five success stories/ blog articles will be awarded a cash prize of
Rs. 20,000/- while the next 20 success stories/ blog articles will get a
prize of 5,000/-.
b. Prize money will be sent to Aadhaar linked bank account only.
c. Prizes are non-transferable.
d. Result will be posted on Social Media by Sep 10 ,2017.
General Conditions:
a. The action of sharing the success story/blog writing does not guarantee
a winning.
b. UIDAI employees or employees of any of its vendor agencies may
participate in the contest. However, their entries will only be
rewarded with participation or appreciation certificate and no prizes
will be awarded to such entries.
c. Participation in the contest itself means that the contestant agrees to
the terms and conditions as laid out in this document.
e. By participating the contestant also undertakes that he/she is the
original author of the article and the information used in the article is
correct and factual.
f. The contestant also gives consent to UIDAI to use his/her name,
and/or story or parts thereof in any merchandise, advertisements,
educational materials or publicity carried out or produced by UIDAI
without further notice or compensation.
g. UIDAI can publish or decline to publish, or use or decline to use, any
submitted story from #AadhaarMakesItEasy Contest in any form it
deems fit.
h. Entrants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have
received and understood the rules if they participate in the contest.
i. It is mandatory for all the participants to have an Aadhaar linked bank
account for hassle-free and fair disbursement of prize amount, if
selected as a winning entry. If you do not have your Aadhaar linked to
your bank account and you wish to participate and showcase your
talent on a national level, you can still participate by linking your
Aadhaar with your respective bank account until the result of the said
contest is out i.e, 10th September 2017. In such cases, the
contestant needs to inform UIDAI with a confirmation that his/ her
Aadhaar is now linked to a bank account.
j. UIDAI is not responsible for any errors or omissions in advertising this
contest. This contest will run in accordance with these contest rules,
subject to amendment by UIDAI.
k. UIDAI reserves the right to cancel, amend, modify, postpone or
terminate this contest or the rules at anytime in its sole discretion and
without any prior notice.